Mount Maunganui Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.63° S 176.18° E

Mount Maunganui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Mount Maunganui sea temperature is
14.7° C
0.6° 

Mount Maunganui surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Mount Maunganui today (08 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Mount Maunganui at 6PM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jul)5ft (1.5m)8s
Afternoon (08 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Evening (08 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)10s

Table - waves today at Mount Maunganui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed morning, min 6°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the S by Thu night).

Wed
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
Sat
11
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
NNE
8
1.4
NNE
8
1.3
NNE
8
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.9
NNE
8
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
10
0.4
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
287
254
219
120
117
91
87
89
64
62
65
66
66
68
48
48
47
48
45
61
60
60
65
31
Wind (km/h)
10
S
5
SSW
10
WSW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
25
S
30
S
30
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
1:07PM1.57m
1:32AM1.67m
2:02PM1.60m
2:22AM1.68m
2:59PM1.65m
3:21AM1.70m
Low Tide
7:01AM0.25m
7:10PM0.38m
7:48AM0.25m
8:07PM0.42m
8:40AM0.28m
9:09PM0.43m
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clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:30
7:28
7:28
7:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:09
5:10
5:10
5:12
 mm
Temp °C
11
15
15
12
11
10
11
11
12
12
12
12
12
12
11
10
10
12
12
10
7
6
6
6
Feels °C
8
14
13
9
8
7
7
7
7
8
6
5
5
6
5
4
4
6
7
5
2
2
2
2
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